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. >> we can add to the list of foreign policy worries about a possible presidential mitt romney that he doesn't know what a dirty bomb is. it's not a nuclear explosion. it's not a mushroom cloud. you don't need to have a nuclear program in order to make a dirty bomb possible. you don't need material from a nuclear weapons program to put together a dirty bomb. it's just a regular bomb that explodes the regular way except packed with radioactive material. it can come from medical waste. it can come from nuclear power plants. it could come from smoke detectors. every country in the world has plenty of material to make a dirty bomb if they wanted to. so by singling out a nuclear-armed iran as a threat to the u.s. in terms of what it would take to make a dirty bomb, he's displayed profound ignorance on a profound subject. he doesn't know the difference between a dirty bomb and a nuclear bomb. therefore, foundationally, he misunderstands what is important or not important about iran having a nuclear program. that's one of the reasons he says he's running for president, is how important he
. >> we can add to the list of foreign policy worries about a possible presidential mitt romney that he doesn't know what a dirty bomb is. it's not a nuclear explosion. it's not a mushroom cloud. you don't need to have a nuclear program in order to make a dirty bomb possible. you don't need material from a nuclear weapons program to put together a dirty bomb. it's just a regular bomb that explodes the regular way except packed with radioactive material. it can come from medical waste. it...
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the burden is on mitt romney, not because it's traditional for presidential candidates to release their tax returns, not because president obama has released his, not because other republicans are calling on him to release his tax returns. not because he mitt romney has attacked his opponent in the past for not releasing their tax returns. harry reid said the burden is on mitt romney because he's the one i have alleged has not paid any taxes. and then the next day, he dug in further. he took his idea for a guilty until proven innocent system along with his new prop pencety for both anger and hearsay right to the senate floor. >> the word's out he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. let him prove that he has paid taxes because he hasn't. >> yes, senator reid, the word is in fact out that mitt romney has not paid taxes for ten years. if by "the word" you mean your own accusation. that day, senator reid put out a press release on the subject saying, quote, it's clear romney is hiding something and the american people deserve to know what it is. he followed that up the next day with anothe
the burden is on mitt romney, not because it's traditional for presidential candidates to release their tax returns, not because president obama has released his, not because other republicans are calling on him to release his tax returns. not because he mitt romney has attacked his opponent in the past for not releasing their tax returns. harry reid said the burden is on mitt romney because he's the one i have alleged has not paid any taxes. and then the next day, he dug in further. he took...
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the breaking news this morning, we expect mitt romney to announce paul ryan as his vice presidential running mate, just about two and a half hours. here's some sound from both of them recently and see if you detect similarities. >> what do you want your running mate to say about you? what do you want why are selection to say about what kind of president you're going to be? >> i don't think i have anything for you on the vp running mate other than i certainly expect to have a person who has strength of character, vision for the country, that adds something to the political discourse about the direction of the country. i mean, i happen to believe this is a defining election for america. that we're going to be voting for what kind of america we're going to have. >> we have enormously high stakes election. we have a new health care law that we don't win this election, it will get put in place and do great damage to head care and our health care system. we have a dead crisis coming and a president who has punted and not led on the issue. >> any comment on vp? >> no. >> had to ask. >> joy
the breaking news this morning, we expect mitt romney to announce paul ryan as his vice presidential running mate, just about two and a half hours. here's some sound from both of them recently and see if you detect similarities. >> what do you want your running mate to say about you? what do you want why are selection to say about what kind of president you're going to be? >> i don't think i have anything for you on the vp running mate other than i certainly expect to have a person...
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he served as an paid adviser to mitt romney's presidential campaign. thanks for some of your time tonight. >> thank you, sam. >> when you say you're announcing the end of the project, you cited with some regret you found more incivility coming from conservatives. why? why was it important to recognize at least in your experience that the incivility came from one particular perspective? >> well, it wouldn't be fair to say it was all from conservatives. a lot more of it was than i would have hoped. in a way i'm embarrassed as a conservative. i'm embarrassed by that. unfortunately, i think this is one thing in america that really is bipartisan, incivility. almost an y'all number, about three-quarters, according to a recent study of democrats think republicans are uncivil. and republicans think democrats are uncivil. almost equal, 71% and 74%. i got hit from both sides. i'm sure lanny davis got hit from both sides. perhaps the solution would be for each of us to clean up our -- each house to clean its own house as opposed to lecturing across the aisle. >>
he served as an paid adviser to mitt romney's presidential campaign. thanks for some of your time tonight. >> thank you, sam. >> when you say you're announcing the end of the project, you cited with some regret you found more incivility coming from conservatives. why? why was it important to recognize at least in your experience that the incivility came from one particular perspective? >> well, it wouldn't be fair to say it was all from conservatives. a lot more of it was than...
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mitt romney's presidential ambitions pretty much depend on him cleaning up in new hampshire this year. he's not participating in the iowa straw poll this year, which despite its quaint-sounding name, is actually a huge deal in iowa presidential politics. mr. romney did the last time he ran. he invested a lot in that straw poll. it basically earned him nothing, so this year he is skipping that. he is focusing all of his mitt energy on new hampshire instead. he has spent so much time in new hampshire since the last time he ran, you could be forgiven for thinking that is where he's from. technically, mitt romney is from michigan. that's where he was born. he lived in utah. he was, of course, the governor of massachusetts. but as far as new hampshire goes, mitt romney just had one of his vacation homes there. but in his effort to shed his massachusetts reputation, mitt romney sold his home in massachusetts in april 2009. the romneys sold the massachusetts home for $3.5 million, and then they registered to vote from their son's basement elsewhere in massachusetts. yeah, the following janua
mitt romney's presidential ambitions pretty much depend on him cleaning up in new hampshire this year. he's not participating in the iowa straw poll this year, which despite its quaint-sounding name, is actually a huge deal in iowa presidential politics. mr. romney did the last time he ran. he invested a lot in that straw poll. it basically earned him nothing, so this year he is skipping that. he is focusing all of his mitt energy on new hampshire instead. he has spent so much time in new...
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mitt romney's entire presidential campaign right now is built around a lie. mitt romney's on that ad saying he approved it and it's a lie. >> but rationalization is well, they do it, so we're going to do it. >> let's -- >> are you comfortable with that ad? are you comfortable with that ad? >> chuck, i don't have any control over that ad. i'm not part of priorities super pac. >> you attacked john edwards once during the primary campaign on a 527 ad that attacked you guys and said john edwards could call that and stop doing it. >> because look, i don't remember or get into the john edwards thing. i know this. you have an ad that our campaign has nothing to do with. as you mentioned, the running on youtube if you hit play. and an ad by governor romney, approved by governor romney, that's nothing by a straight out lie. not a lie that i say. everybody said. there's a op-ed editorial in the des moines register that says mitt romney is lying about the president on welfare. to have these guys fly around the country an pretend like we're going to have a campaign based
mitt romney's entire presidential campaign right now is built around a lie. mitt romney's on that ad saying he approved it and it's a lie. >> but rationalization is well, they do it, so we're going to do it. >> let's -- >> are you comfortable with that ad? are you comfortable with that ad? >> chuck, i don't have any control over that ad. i'm not part of priorities super pac. >> you attacked john edwards once during the primary campaign on a 527 ad that attacked you...
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mitt romney might be one of the more devout major party presidential nominees in american history. >> he spent up to, they say, 25 or 30 hours a week being the volunteer bishop. their religion is their life in many ways. >> but in addition to tending to religious matters, mitt romney is also in the process of building a major business. one that would make him a millionaire many times over. >> during the 15 years that i was there and that mitt was there, i believe bain capital probably had the most successful track record of any investment firm ever over a 15-year period. [ gnome ] enjoying your holiday? ooo no. the hotel lost our reservation. nonsense! you book at travelocity, your reservation's guaranteed. well, i did not book with travelocity, okay?!? [ female announcer ] get the travelocity guarantee any way you book, including our new app. you'll never roam alone. any way you book, including our new app. capella university understands back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see
mitt romney might be one of the more devout major party presidential nominees in american history. >> he spent up to, they say, 25 or 30 hours a week being the volunteer bishop. their religion is their life in many ways. >> but in addition to tending to religious matters, mitt romney is also in the process of building a major business. one that would make him a millionaire many times over. >> during the 15 years that i was there and that mitt was there, i believe bain capital...
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romney's presidential campaign which he will officially announce thursday in new hampshire continues to be dogged by the health care reform law he signed into law in massachusetts. in an interview with the "today" show, he defended the law which was the prototype for the national health care reform law signed by president obama last year. >> i understand that there are a lot of people who would just like me to get up and say it was a terrible idea. a bone headed idea. it's a terrible mistake. and there's only one problem with that, it wouldn't be honest. what we did was to solve a very serious need that existed in our state. >> this issue will continue to dog romney's campaign. even when he offers up standard obama bashing red meat like this. >> overall give me a grade on his presidency. how has he done? >> he's failed. >> an f? >> absolutely. >> the democratic national committee gleefully points us to this. >> three years into the health care reform experiment governor romney gives it high praise. >> what's the report card look like? >> i give it an a. >> the heritage foundation wor
romney's presidential campaign which he will officially announce thursday in new hampshire continues to be dogged by the health care reform law he signed into law in massachusetts. in an interview with the "today" show, he defended the law which was the prototype for the national health care reform law signed by president obama last year. >> i understand that there are a lot of people who would just like me to get up and say it was a terrible idea. a bone headed idea. it's a...
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or will the cultish worshippers of paul ryan force romney to choose ryan as his vice presidential candidate? that's coming up. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain. two pills can last all day. ♪ i worked at the colorado springs mail processing plant for 22 years. we processed on a given day about a million pieces of mail. checks, newspapers, bills. a lot of people get their medications only through the mail. small businesses depend on this processing plant. they want to shut down 3000 post offices, cut 100,000 jobs. they're gonna be putting people out of work everywhere. the american people depend on
or will the cultish worshippers of paul ryan force romney to choose ryan as his vice presidential candidate? that's coming up. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens....
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presidential bid, that mitt romney is one of us. he can be a very good president. i'm very interested to see how rick santorum, how he talks about mitt romney. we've seen a lot of republicans these last couple weeks come on board. starting to fall in line with mitt romney but they haven't been the greatest endorsements in the world. we've seen it from paul ryan, the house budget chairman. we've seen it from other republicans. they kind of have one arm around mitt romney's back but it hasn't been a full embrace. if he gives a full throated endorsement, it will be interesting to see. >> there's a lot of tame. a lot of video. all you need is one ad showing rick santorum holding that etch a sketch after mitt romney's advisers said they are going to clean the slate and start all over again in the general election. implying that the game can change them weren't talking about little nuance issues when this was brought up. so you have this image of rick santorum coming out gleefully holding an etch a sketch representing mitt romney on polic
presidential bid, that mitt romney is one of us. he can be a very good president. i'm very interested to see how rick santorum, how he talks about mitt romney. we've seen a lot of republicans these last couple weeks come on board. starting to fall in line with mitt romney but they haven't been the greatest endorsements in the world. we've seen it from paul ryan, the house budget chairman. we've seen it from other republicans. they kind of have one arm around mitt romney's back but it hasn't...
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ryan, who chairs the house budget committee, often mentioned as a likely vice presidential pick. romney has praised the congressman's budget blueprint, which passed through the house yesterday along party lines. in another key endorsement for romney, former president george h.w. bush officially threw his support behind the republican front-runner. after a private meeting in houston, the 41st president encouraged the party to start looking to the general election. >> barbara and i are very proud to fully and enthusiastically endorse and support our old friend, mitt romney. he's a good man. he'll make a great president. and we just wish him well. i do think it's the time for the party to get behind governor romney. he reminded me of kenny rogers, there's a time when to hold them, a time when to fold them. well, i think it's time for people to get behind this good man. >> bush 41 quoting the gambler. you've got to love it. rick santorum downplayed suggestions that romney has a lock on the nomination. he appealed to conservatives yesterday, urging them to stay true to their conservat
ryan, who chairs the house budget committee, often mentioned as a likely vice presidential pick. romney has praised the congressman's budget blueprint, which passed through the house yesterday along party lines. in another key endorsement for romney, former president george h.w. bush officially threw his support behind the republican front-runner. after a private meeting in houston, the 41st president encouraged the party to start looking to the general election. >> barbara and i are very...
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or will the cultish worshippers of paul ryan force romney to choose ryan as his vice presidential candidate? that's coming up. ♪ spread a lit ♪ spread a little love my way [ female announcer ] philadelphia cooking creme. a simple way to make dinner fresh and new again. creamy philadelphia along with savory herbs and spices. just stir it in. ♪ now it only takes a moment to make the moment. ♪ spread a little joy and see ♪ need a little happiness to be ♪ ♪ living the life with me ♪...
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bloomberg reports mitt romney's presidential campaign asked florida governor rick scott to tone down his statements heralding improvements in the state's economy because they clash with the romney campaign saying that the nation is suffering under president obama. made the request after scott's re-election campaign sent a press release touting 11 consecutive month bs of improving unemployment numbers. which democrats are saying is a testament to president obama's policies. joining me now is michael steele the former rnc chair and political analyst. and lanny davis. both are partners in the new bipartisan strategic firm purple nation solutions. so men in the spirit of bipartisanship, let us discuss this. lanny, can they have it both ways? can they tra the president and tout what's going on in their states? >> no, they can't. i'm a little suspicious of an anonymous quotation from two people familiar with the situation. i've been a leaker myself and i don't trust that sourcing by bloom berg. but if that's what they said, i would say that the republicans cannot have it both ways. and gov
bloomberg reports mitt romney's presidential campaign asked florida governor rick scott to tone down his statements heralding improvements in the state's economy because they clash with the romney campaign saying that the nation is suffering under president obama. made the request after scott's re-election campaign sent a press release touting 11 consecutive month bs of improving unemployment numbers. which democrats are saying is a testament to president obama's policies. joining me now is...
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national finance co-chair for mitt romney's presidential campaign. having been in idaho, how would you describe his political role? his political presence in the community and do you think it's reasonable to try to extrapolate that to national level? >> absolutely reasonable. he is probably the wealthiest person in idaho. he's had his hands in a lot of campaigns often times as a donor. i don't know how active he is in deciding what the message is. he is also a pretty well-respected person in idaho falls among people that are really extremely conservative. what does it say about romney, i think, this isn't a story about being gay or straight. it's about who the president leans on when he needs money. who the president seeks advice from. it's about who does the president hire because who you hire is one of most important things a president does, and we need to know who he's hiring as his national finance co-chair. >> in any other reporting that you have done, have you ever dealt with somebody who is as interventionist in terms of trying to control the
national finance co-chair for mitt romney's presidential campaign. having been in idaho, how would you describe his political role? his political presence in the community and do you think it's reasonable to try to extrapolate that to national level? >> absolutely reasonable. he is probably the wealthiest person in idaho. he's had his hands in a lot of campaigns often times as a donor. i don't know how active he is in deciding what the message is. he is also a pretty well-respected person...
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so mitt romney won the texas presidential primary, but rick perry did not lose it. is that true or is that false? true. rick perry's own presidential aspirations petered out fast and funny with him cuddling maple syrup bottles in new hampshire and ending debate questions by saying, whoops. but even after failing miserably in the presidential race, governor perry managed to maintain his perfect record of never losing in texas. that's because he got his name removed from the ballot in last week's texas presidential primary. michelle bachmann was still there, rick santorum, newt gingrich, jon huntsman, ron paul, also some guy named john davis. but not the governor of texas. by making sure he was off the ballot this time, he kept his perfect record. so even occupant -- out of the race, rick perry found a way to emerge from the texas presidential primary victorious, quietly, making a mark, in this case, by not making a mark. most people did not even know it was happening. that's kind of what texas politics has been doing to our whole country for a long time now, influenc
so mitt romney won the texas presidential primary, but rick perry did not lose it. is that true or is that false? true. rick perry's own presidential aspirations petered out fast and funny with him cuddling maple syrup bottles in new hampshire and ending debate questions by saying, whoops. but even after failing miserably in the presidential race, governor perry managed to maintain his perfect record of never losing in texas. that's because he got his name removed from the ballot in last week's...
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you have to have the key note, mccain, romney, the vice presidential nominee. there really isn't a whole lot of time to put her in that one-hour slot. i would give her a slot when cnn, msnbc, fox are covering before the 10:00 slot and ask her to submit written remarks so we could screen them if i were the romney team and the rnc. >> why would she take a deal like that? why would she walk off the primetime stage when she can reach four times as many people by saying, i deserve, i was on the ticket last time. i deserve to speak between 10:00 and 11:00 eastern time. you have to put me there or i'm going to speak outside at the same time in the mall when you're trying to sell some loser on prime time. what's to stop her? >> i think at that point, it's a question of are you a wusz or not? you have to stand up to sarah palin if you're the romney campaign. >> your favorite word. you have a book with that in it. >> it's true. they can't let her call the shots. they have to call the shots. and she should be on the convention. she should be on ms, should be on cnn, shoul
you have to have the key note, mccain, romney, the vice presidential nominee. there really isn't a whole lot of time to put her in that one-hour slot. i would give her a slot when cnn, msnbc, fox are covering before the 10:00 slot and ask her to submit written remarks so we could screen them if i were the romney team and the rnc. >> why would she take a deal like that? why would she walk off the primetime stage when she can reach four times as many people by saying, i deserve, i was on...
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one, you want to be mitt romney's presidential -- you want to be his running mate. you want to get on board with that. on the other hand, you want to protect your political future. if romney goes down in flames and the critique of the campaign is that the great chance to beat barack obama was scuttled because of romney's moderation or whatever it is, you don't want to be the guy who did the full throated endorsement. >> well, and also paul ryan, if you talk about liabilities, let us not forget the town halls, eruption of anger among voters and constituents after paul ryan proposed his last medicare medicaid overhaul in a budget. now romney has wrapped his arms around this budget which you can bet president obama is going to make hay of in the election if mitt romney is the nominee. the dnc already has a video tying romney to ryan. let's take a look at that the ♪ when old mitt clasp his hands for the paul ryan, that's amore ♪ >> when his plan came out i applauded it ♪ when paul ryan gives props to old mitt romney's chops ♪ that's amore. >> a song for the ages
one, you want to be mitt romney's presidential -- you want to be his running mate. you want to get on board with that. on the other hand, you want to protect your political future. if romney goes down in flames and the critique of the campaign is that the great chance to beat barack obama was scuttled because of romney's moderation or whatever it is, you don't want to be the guy who did the full throated endorsement. >> well, and also paul ryan, if you talk about liabilities, let us not...
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mitt romney's presidential campaign releasing an iphone app late yesterday that calls for "a better america." at least they meant it to call for that, as you can see here, a typo that no one caught in time, mitt romney called for "a better americia." it did make for a wonderful day on tumbler, where americia today stood with mitt. this also is a typo of sorts. it's not a spelling thing, but it is pure human error. the half of the internet that was not looking at the new "americia is with mitt" tumbler was instead giggling about this on mr. romney's website, that reads, "as president, mitt will work to expand and enhance access and opportunities for americans to hunt, shoot, and protect their families." those are typos. those are stumbles. this is not a stumble. mr. romney yesterday entertaining the idea of making a background in business a constitutional requirement for becoming president of the united states. this happened at an off-camera fund-raiser last night. "the new york times" reporting that mr. romney talked about a question he'd got on the campaign trail. "i'd like to have a provi
mitt romney's presidential campaign releasing an iphone app late yesterday that calls for "a better america." at least they meant it to call for that, as you can see here, a typo that no one caught in time, mitt romney called for "a better americia." it did make for a wonderful day on tumbler, where americia today stood with mitt. this also is a typo of sorts. it's not a spelling thing, but it is pure human error. the half of the internet that was not looking at the new...
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we're going to take a quick break as we're watching presidential candidate mitt romney waiting to take the microphone there after governor bob mcdonald at the vmi. we're back right after this. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. i was skeptical at first. but after awhile even my girlfriend noticed a difference. [ male announcer ] rogaine is proven to help stop hair loss. and for 85% of guys, it regrew hair. save up to 42% now at rogaine.com. >>> welcome back, everybody. want to take you straight to vmi where mitt romney is now addressing the crowd. >> showing here in virginia what conservative leadership can do to build a stronger economy. thank you also to congressman goodlot for joining us today. and particular thanks to general pete. i appreciate his invitation to be with you today at the virginia military institute. it's a privilege to be at an institution like this. it's done so much for our nation, both in times of war and in tim
we're going to take a quick break as we're watching presidential candidate mitt romney waiting to take the microphone there after governor bob mcdonald at the vmi. we're back right after this. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. i was skeptical at first. but after awhile even my girlfriend noticed a difference. [ male announcer ] rogaine is...
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. >> mitt romney's road to election day he dropped out of the presidential race in twoit and endorsed john mccain. from the outside, romney's strength was also a liability. he was a sbash an moderate republican with midwestern roots in a party that some call too conservative, evangelical and republican. as conservatives soured on the idea of a health care mandate, romney tried to inoculate himself on his agreemecheeft as governor. he says we can accomplish the same thing for everyone in the country and it can be done without letting government take over health care. and it was done without government taking over health care. in june 2011 at a farm in new hampshire, romney officially announced his second bid for the presidency. >> just one of the guys running. >> the first element of becoming the front runner was keeping viable challengerers out of the race and one by one they bowed out. finally the summer of 2011 a viable challenger got in, rick perry. they all surged to leads in the national polls before self destructing. finally romney ended up one on one with rick santorum. iowa wh
. >> mitt romney's road to election day he dropped out of the presidential race in twoit and endorsed john mccain. from the outside, romney's strength was also a liability. he was a sbash an moderate republican with midwestern roots in a party that some call too conservative, evangelical and republican. as conservatives soured on the idea of a health care mandate, romney tried to inoculate himself on his agreemecheeft as governor. he says we can accomplish the same thing for everyone in...
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mitt romney has won enough delegates for the republican presidential nomination, and the general election is just about under way. but the candidates really would like just another minute to raise that billion dollars each one of them is going to need. >> i can assure you that if i get elected, with your help, i will make things better.
mitt romney has won enough delegates for the republican presidential nomination, and the general election is just about under way. but the candidates really would like just another minute to raise that billion dollars each one of them is going to need. >> i can assure you that if i get elected, with your help, i will make things better.
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mitt romney and because he was all over the platform process, does this mean they're running the presidential ticket on todd akin's abortion policy? >> as far as our platform is concerned, this is the platform of the republican party. it's not the platform of mitt romney. >> oh. the republican party platform, that has nothing to do with the republican party's presidential nominee. rnc communications director, if you didn't exist somebody would have to make you up. sean spicer, tried it as well. this was even better. his answer on the republican party having a platform on abortion that is the same as todd akin's platform on abortion. no exceptions for rape and incest, watch. >> our platform is just a simple set of principals, there's no additional language. so to talk about exceptions or whatever is just not found in the platform. >> our platform not having rape exceptions in it doesn't mean there are no rape exceptions in it -- i know we say we're banning abortions and there's no exceptions, that doesn't mean there's no exceptions. want to try that again? when vice presidential nominee paul r
mitt romney and because he was all over the platform process, does this mean they're running the presidential ticket on todd akin's abortion policy? >> as far as our platform is concerned, this is the platform of the republican party. it's not the platform of mitt romney. >> oh. the republican party platform, that has nothing to do with the republican party's presidential nominee. rnc communications director, if you didn't exist somebody would have to make you up. sean spicer, tried...
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you've got to remember -- >> so he would consider being mitt romney's vice presidential running mate? john, he would consider being the running mate to mitt romney? >> what i'm saying is that what rick santorum is saying that he is going to do everything possibly he can to make sure that a republican beats barack obama, wherever that is, and at some point if that happens to be the alternative, certainly he would not turn that down to not beat obama. at this point, we believe the strongest thing he could do is be the nominee because he has such a contrast with obama. >> john brabender with the santorum campaign. nice to see you. thanks for your time. >> thank you for inviting me. >>> some other stories topping the news, just a short time ago, pope benedict departed for havana to meet raul castro and possibly his brother, fidel. it is part of a three-day visit to cuba, the first since pope john paul ii toured the island nation back in 1998. the pope arrived in cuba monday urging all cubans to abandon communism and build a renewed and open society. >>> president obama is clarifying a rem
you've got to remember -- >> so he would consider being mitt romney's vice presidential running mate? john, he would consider being the running mate to mitt romney? >> what i'm saying is that what rick santorum is saying that he is going to do everything possibly he can to make sure that a republican beats barack obama, wherever that is, and at some point if that happens to be the alternative, certainly he would not turn that down to not beat obama. at this point, we believe the...
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we'll be talking the great presidential debate part two as romney and obama prepare for tomorrow's contest. new poll numbers and talking points raise new questions. what is on top for tomorrow? we're going to talk turkey. >>> plus, the grand old party at a crossroads. we'll ask "the new york times'" matt bayh whether the rod ends in heartbreak. >>> and the cliff notes on the looming fiscal crisis. all that when we start in a mere 180 seconds. ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] introducing zzzquil sleep-aid. [ snoring ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] because sleep is a beautiful thing. [ birds chirping ] introducing zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. ♪ we create easy-to-use, powerful trading tools for all. look at these streaming charts! they're totally customizable and they let you visualize what might happen next. that's genius! we knew you needed a platform that could really help you elevate your trading. so we built it. chances of making this? it's a lot easier t
we'll be talking the great presidential debate part two as romney and obama prepare for tomorrow's contest. new poll numbers and talking points raise new questions. what is on top for tomorrow? we're going to talk turkey. >>> plus, the grand old party at a crossroads. we'll ask "the new york times'" matt bayh whether the rod ends in heartbreak. >>> and the cliff notes on the looming fiscal crisis. all that when we start in a mere 180 seconds. ♪ [ snoring ] [ male...
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presidential candidate mitt romney told former presidential candidate mike huckabee on fox news recently he, mitt romney, would support a constitutional amendment to define life as beginning at conception. mitt romney said, yes, he would support such a constitutional amendment. look, i can prove it to you. watch. >> would you have support of the constitutional amendment that would have established the definition of life at conception? >> absolutely. >> absolutely. this is a personhood amendment. the huckabee is talking about. personhood amendments are broadly understood not just to ban abortion outright but also to ban many common forms of birth control. including the pill. that's what their proponents intend and it is seen as a likely impact of this thing that mitt romney just said he supports. wow. the republican front-runner for the presidential nomination wants to ban the pill. i have a follow-up question. i mean, not a single beltway reporter has asked him a follow-up question about this. as to whether or not he really understood what he was saying yes to. did you really mean it, si
presidential candidate mitt romney told former presidential candidate mike huckabee on fox news recently he, mitt romney, would support a constitutional amendment to define life as beginning at conception. mitt romney said, yes, he would support such a constitutional amendment. look, i can prove it to you. watch. >> would you have support of the constitutional amendment that would have established the definition of life at conception? >> absolutely. >> absolutely. this is a...
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former president bill clinton noticed the lack of romney's core during the presidential debate. >> i thought, wow. here's old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all these last two years. >> the deal was made by severe conservative mitt. that was how he described himself, for two whole years. until three or four days before the debate, they all got together and said, hey, man, this ship is sinking faster than the "titanic." but people are still frustrated about the economy and they want it fixed yesterday. so just show up with a sunny face and say, i didn't say all that stuff i said the last two years. >> women can't trust a candidate who changes his position on women's rights all the time. conservatives can't trust him either. but they're willing to put up with him. the corporate world is behind mitt romney because they know that they can manipulate him. they can cash with him, maybe. they know he has no backbone. if he shifts his position, that means any corporation can walk into the oval office and have a chance to get what they want. and that's what they like. if mit
former president bill clinton noticed the lack of romney's core during the presidential debate. >> i thought, wow. here's old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all these last two years. >> the deal was made by severe conservative mitt. that was how he described himself, for two whole years. until three or four days before the debate, they all got together and said, hey, man, this ship is sinking faster than the "titanic." but people are still frustrated...
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meanwhile, mitt romney will accept his party's presidential nomination tonight. this event, of course, is a media bonanza with virtually every television outlet in the country covering it. until the middle of the century, they weren't able to watch people. the 1940 republican national convention in philadelphia was the first party convention to be shown on national tv. cameras from nbc owned station w-2 xbs rolled as the republicans nominated wendal wilke. he went on to lose the presidency to franklin dell la nor roosevelt. >>> they do catch some sights krout cut aways. the hats. among the party people, the suit and tie shakers, cowboy hat wavers was wisconsin governor scott walker. he was welling up with tears as he listened to his speech by his long time friend paul ryan. they grew up 15 miles down the road from one another. they met in their 20s. they were raised with a lot in common including flipping burgers at the neighborhood mcdonald's. >> my dad, a small town lawyer was also named paul. until we lost him when i was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life
meanwhile, mitt romney will accept his party's presidential nomination tonight. this event, of course, is a media bonanza with virtually every television outlet in the country covering it. until the middle of the century, they weren't able to watch people. the 1940 republican national convention in philadelphia was the first party convention to be shown on national tv. cameras from nbc owned station w-2 xbs rolled as the republicans nominated wendal wilke. he went on to lose the presidency to...
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there was a similar blue backdrop, all very presidential looking, and romney spoke to a convention of journalists, just like the president did, but his message couldn't have been more different than president obama's. >> he doesn't want to share his real plans before the election, either with the public or with the press. he wants us to re-elect him so we can find out what he'll actually do. with all the challenges the nation faces, this is not the time for president obama's hide and seek campaign. >> so president obama is kind of spooky and scary? and he wants to turn america into something terrible? give me a break. right there proves romney has no game. romney's surrogates, what do they do? they hit the air waves to deliver similar attacks against big, bad president obama. >> what is amazing is what a bully president obama has suddenly become. here a man who came in with hope and change, and now he's bullying his way. he's bullying his way on paul ryan saying he's not coming up with an adequate budget. >> he's just bullying the middle class every chance he gets, isn't he? >> oh, ye
there was a similar blue backdrop, all very presidential looking, and romney spoke to a convention of journalists, just like the president did, but his message couldn't have been more different than president obama's. >> he doesn't want to share his real plans before the election, either with the public or with the press. he wants us to re-elect him so we can find out what he'll actually do. with all the challenges the nation faces, this is not the time for president obama's hide and seek...
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he was quick to take some shots of the vice presidential candidate. accusing him of blocking a bill to aid farmers in this drought. >> unfortunately right now, too many members of congress are blocking the farm bill from becoming law. i am told that governor romney's new running mate, paul ryan might be around iowa the next few days, he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way. so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communities. we've got to put politics aside when it comes to doing the right thing for rural america and for iowa. >> today, mitt romney wraps up his battleground bus tour in ohio after spending yesterday sweeping through florida. romney hammered obama on the economy and looked to connect with hispanic voters in miami, during his stump speeches romney notably avoided the hot button issue of medicare. reporters didn't let him off the hook so easily. during an impromptu and rare press conference, mr. romney was grilled on the differences between paul ryan's contr
he was quick to take some shots of the vice presidential candidate. accusing him of blocking a bill to aid farmers in this drought. >> unfortunately right now, too many members of congress are blocking the farm bill from becoming law. i am told that governor romney's new running mate, paul ryan might be around iowa the next few days, he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way. so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our...
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we asked mitt romney third presidential nominee from massachusetts in the past 25 years but before romney who was the last republican presidential nominee that called the bay state home at the time of his nomination? the answer? calvin coolidge, 1924, the most recent presidential nominees hailing from massachusetts, john kerry in '04. michael dukakis in '88 and of course a guy named john kennedy. we'll be right back. you're watching the daily rundown only on msnbc. support team usa and show our olympic spirit right in our own backyard. so we combined our citi thankyou points to make it happen. tom chipped in 10,000 points. karen kicked in 20,000. and by pooling more thankyou points from folks all over town, we were able to watch team usa... [ cheering ] in true london fashion. [ male announcer ] now citi thankyou visa card holders can combine the thankyou points they've earned and get even greater rewards. ♪ home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance, where the costs to both repair your home and replace your possessions are covered. and we don't just cut a check for the deprecia
we asked mitt romney third presidential nominee from massachusetts in the past 25 years but before romney who was the last republican presidential nominee that called the bay state home at the time of his nomination? the answer? calvin coolidge, 1924, the most recent presidential nominees hailing from massachusetts, john kerry in '04. michael dukakis in '88 and of course a guy named john kennedy. we'll be right back. you're watching the daily rundown only on msnbc. support team usa and show our...
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one is today's republican presidential primary, which has been won by mitt romney. the other, of course, is the recall election for republican governor scott walker, which is scheduled for june along with recall elections for his republican lieutenant governor and for a handful of republican state senators. but beyond those two big overarching political stories in wisconsin, there's something else going on in a very different type of wisconsin politics right now that i think is worth keeping an eye on. police in a place called grand chute, wisconsin, which is near appleton, say somebody placed a homemade explosive device on an outside windowsill of the local planned parenthood clinic on sunday night. a small fire broke out when the device exploded, but it had burned itself out by the time fire crews arrived. now, the fbi is reportedly helping local authorities with this investigation. since the clinic was closed at the time, nobody was in the building when the device exploded. planned parenthood of wisconsin says there was minimal damage to an exam room, and they sa
one is today's republican presidential primary, which has been won by mitt romney. the other, of course, is the recall election for republican governor scott walker, which is scheduled for june along with recall elections for his republican lieutenant governor and for a handful of republican state senators. but beyond those two big overarching political stories in wisconsin, there's something else going on in a very different type of wisconsin politics right now that i think is worth keeping an...
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romney's pick also says to me that he wants to be a consequential presidential. he's seeking a mandate under this philosophical bubble. he really wants to move the discussion away but to mark's point, when the ads still roll out with the petty snipes and swipes, it's going to be harder and harder to have that serious debate and the people will turn out or tune out in terms of actually looking for that seriousness because everything up to that point will have been just fluff, puff and noise. so what he does in the next, i talked about what happens after the convention, what he does with his campaign specifically with ryan between now and the convention will set that tone. if he's able to really move this to e.j.'s point, then this thing could get interesting because the president will then be forced to respond with some specifics. >> well, yes. given the fact that on sort of day two of this whole announcement, he's trying to back away from paul ryan's philosophical -- >> not a good sign. >> not necessarily a good start. coming up, governor romney is already trying
romney's pick also says to me that he wants to be a consequential presidential. he's seeking a mandate under this philosophical bubble. he really wants to move the discussion away but to mark's point, when the ads still roll out with the petty snipes and swipes, it's going to be harder and harder to have that serious debate and the people will turn out or tune out in terms of actually looking for that seriousness because everything up to that point will have been just fluff, puff and noise. so...
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. >> steve, how does the president's message contrast with mitt romney's? >> i would say it's context. what obama is relying on here is that he can convince voters to understand the context of his presidential. romney is going for, look at the present day, vote him out if you don't like it. what obama is banking on is, remember what it was like when i walked in. when the economy is really bad, the incumbent gets blamed and that's it. we don't have a modern example of a president walking into office getting a crisis like this one. the other rule is the longer a party is in power, the more the appetite builds to throw them out. it was 12 years of republican rule, it's only been four years at this point. we have not tested a tichgs like this before and i don't know where it will go. >> today willard was in north carolina and he gave his supporters a good look at what his priorities would be. watch this and give your ref action. >> one of the first things he did was say that all of the federal projects have to be done by union labor, all right? we believe in fr
. >> steve, how does the president's message contrast with mitt romney's? >> i would say it's context. what obama is relying on here is that he can convince voters to understand the context of his presidential. romney is going for, look at the present day, vote him out if you don't like it. what obama is banking on is, remember what it was like when i walked in. when the economy is really bad, the incumbent gets blamed and that's it. we don't have a modern example of a president...